The Shopkeeper of Konoha

Aoto didn't say more and just sent them away to their home. Of course, Itachi and Shisui were kind of skeptical about what they had seen and wondered how Aoto could show his 'treasure' so easily.

But they soon realized how powerful Aoto was. While on their way towards Fugaku's home and crossing the gate, they wanted to talk about the library, and there were some people around. They wanted to approach Fugaku without raising any suspicions, so they didn't run; instead, they just casually walked.

But when they talked about the library, their voice seemed to stop as they felt someone had started choking them. At first, they thought it was another sneak attack from Danzo and others, but soon realized it was none of that, and only when they talked about the library did they have this feeling.

It was some kind of seal on them. And the crazy part was they didn't even realize that a seal was put on them, even though Itachi had always used his Sharingan to make sure that there wasn't some kind of illusion on them.

They instantly checked each other to find the seal, but they couldn't find it.

"The only seal I see is the one on your tongue because of your involvement with the Root," Shisui said. Itachi got embarrassed a bit, and soon they found themselves at his own home. As he entered his home with Shisui, he felt a tug on his trousers.

Itachi looked down only to see a young girl pulling his trousers and looking at him with wide and happy eyes. Itachi's iron heart melted as he picked her up.

"Lyanna, what are you doing here?"

"Ni-san, mom went out to bring brother home," Lyanna replied, signifying that she wasn't under some kind of strict surveillance. After Lyanna was born, she was kind of the golden child of her father, and seeing that Mikoto took the approach of strict parenting.

For that reason, she feared her mom a bit. But as usual, she was the apple of the eye of the two brothers, and they showered her with love and affection. Seeing his sister again, Itachi felt a pang in his heart. He needed to atone for his mistakes.

"Go play with the chicken outside. I will come to play with you after I talk with father," Itachi said.

Those words brought happiness to Lyanna, and she replied.

"Really? Then we can play after brother comes back?"

"Yes, we can play."

As Aoto had said, he had been looking at the world from behind a narrow hole, and now that his world just got larger, he needed to work towards the common goal. Not only for Konoha but also for the world.

He needed to take the burden alone.

Soon, both of them were at the main office where Fugaku was working. He was looking through some accounting books when Itachi knocked.

"Come in," Fugaku said. He was surprised to see Itachi and Shisui coming together. He had been wanting to have a conversation with them.

"Sit," Fugaku said as he proceeded to close the accounting books. He was curious about what they wanted to talk about, especially his own son, who had derailed from his path.

"Father, we have something to tell you," Itachi said.

"Go on," Fugaku put on his usual dad-serious mode and replied. It was Shisui who spoke.

"We met Aoto."

Those words were enough to send various signals to his brain, but he still put on his calm and serious demeanor.

"So?" Fugaku asked, not admitting to anything. He had seen the library and the secrets it held, and he also knew of the seal. Thus, there was no way he would let out anything, nor could he.

"We... We saw the library," Itachi replied and was a bit surprised that he didn't feel like there was some kind of seal in his words. This was enough for Fugaku to know what they had seen. He took a deep breath and then said.

"So, you know who our enemies are," Fugaku stated. Both Shisui and Itachi nodded. "That makes it easy. Aoto will help the Uchiha settle in a very different place. A place away from here, or as Aoto had put it, in a different world. Itachi, you know what you have to do?"

"Yes, find out all of the traces of the aliens and eliminate them before they can come back in full force," Itachi said, this time with full conviction.

"But how are you going to plan the Uchiha suddenly disappearing?" Shisui asked. This made Fugaku smile, as Aoto had already told him of his full plans. The more they heard, the more surprised they were.

"This is going to piss Sasuke off," Shisui lamented.

"According to Aoto, he is the reincarnation of Indra. I am proud to be a father of such wonderful children. He will grow up and soon learn the truth of the world, but for that, he needs to go through fire. This will be his trial," Fugaku said.

"He will hate you," Itachi said.

"A small price to pay for surviving the apocalypse that is going to hit us," Fugaku replied. This made Shisui sigh. There was a weird silence in the room, only to be broken by the voice of Sasuke entering the home along with his mother.

"Go, your brother needs you," Fugaku said.

Itachi nodded and left, leaving Shisui behind.

"You are here, so I believe they tried to attack you," Fugaku asked.

"Yes, they tried, and they would have almost killed me, if not for Aoto and his friends," Shisui said.

"He will be in quite a tricky situation. He had already attacked the other elders and now even Danzo. Hokage-sama wouldn't let this slide so easily," Fugaku said.

"Should we help him?" Shisui asked. Fugaku shook his head and said.

"No, they can always escape, and it's for the good of Konoha to keep him. The money he is bringing to Konoha has reached almost equal to all the other four villages combined. Konoha can't lose that. He had been planning this for a long time. I am sure he is prepared. He will ask for help if he needs one," Fugaku concluded.